The French army said in a statement Sunday that seven soldiers from the French military operation known as Barkhane were among the injured and that 15 attackers were killed in a counterattack. Officials have said the attack on a camp for the UN mission known as MINUSMA in Timbuktu on Saturday left one peacekeeper dead and others wounded. PARIS—The French army says a deadly extremist attack on a UN military camp in northern Mali was “particularly sophisticated and underhanded.”The statement said some of the jihadists wore peacekeepers’ uniforms and explosive belts, and used vehicles covered up with UN and Malian army codes. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though a number of extremist groups are active in the region. The attack comes as Canadian military personnel are preparing for a deployment to the troubled West African nation this year.

Source: thestar April 15, 2018 20:03 UTC